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XAU/USD Technical Outlook – 15 Dec

Gold price pares intraday losses while bouncing off the 200-Hourly Moving Average (HMA), currently around $1,790. The recovery moves also take clues from the oversold RSI conditions to tease the buyers.

However, bearish MACD signals and multiple hurdles towards the north challenge the XAU/USD bulls. Among them, a two-week-old horizontal resistance area near $1,805 gains the attention of intraday buyers.

Following that, a downward-sloping resistance line from Tuesday, near $1,810, could act as an additional upside filter to challenge the Gold buyers. On the flip side, an ascending trend line from November 30 adds strength to the $1,790 support, by joining the 200-HMA.

In a case where the Gold price remains bearish past $1,790, the resulting downturn could aim for the weekly low near $1,777 and then to the monthly trough surrounding $1,765.

Overall, the Gold price remains bullish unless breaking $1,790 support confluence.

XAU/USD Technical Outlook – 8, Dec

Gold price regained the downward-pointing 21-Simple Moving Average (SMA) on the four-hour chart, now at $1,781, having defended that critical mildly bullish 50SMA support at $1,774.

Despite the downside break from the rising wedge seen earlier this week, bulls continued defying bearish expectations. Acceptance above the 21SMA will initiate a meaningful recovery toward the $1,800 mark. The next upside target is pegged at the multi-month highs at $1,810.

The tide seems to have turned in favor Gold buyers, as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has swung back into bullish territory. The rising wedge breakdown on the four-hour chart remains in play, keeping Gold price on the defensive in the lower range of this week’s trading range so far.

On the flip side, a four-hourly candlestick closing below the 21SMA resistance-turned-support could reinforce the bearish momentum, bringing the 50SMA back on sellers’ radars. The horizontal 100SMA at $1,764 will be a tough nut to crack for Gold bears on their way to the $1,750 psychological level.

Fundamental Analysis

On Monday, the Mexican peso was the best-performing currency among the 20 global currencies we track, while the Russian rouble showed the weakest results. The U.S. dollar was the leader among majors, while the Japanese yen underperformed.

U.S. Dollar Index On Monday, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) increased by 0.47% after Lael Brainard, the Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chair, signalled that the Fed may slow the rate hikes.

Inflation in the U.S. is still very high, so interest rates need to keep growing. However, rate hikes will probably move at a slower pace. According to Reuters, the markets are currently pricing in an 89% chance that the Federal Open Market Committee will slow the rate hikes to a half point at the meeting on 14 December. Another 11% bets for a 75 basis point increase. 'Fed speakers have set the tone, reminding markets that there is still a lot of work to be done to bring inflation to heal,' wrote Rodrigo Catril, senior FX strategist at the National Australia Bank. Today's focus will be on the Producer Price Index (PPI), due at 1:30 p.m. GMT. If PPI comes out stronger than expected, DXY will likely rise above 107.00

XAUUSD The gold price dropped sharply on Monday but later recovered and finished the day essentially flat at 1,771.80

XAUUSD continued to rise during the Asian session, backed by the hopes that the Fed would adopt a less hawkish policy. 'Gold has had a very strong run from $1,618 per ounce and is now due for some consolidation short term. However, the overall dominant risk remains very much to the upside,' said Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities. Bulls are now targeting 1,800–1,810, but a higher move requires more signals of slowing inflation in the U.S. According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, speculators cut their net-short positions by 78% during the first week of November.

EURUSD EURUSD slightly decreased and finished the day at 1.0325.

The euro rose sharply earlier today due to the general weakness of the U.S. dollar. Fabio Panetta, the European Central Bank (ECB) board member, said that the regulator should continue raising rates 'but needs to avoid overtightening, as it could deepen an economic downturn.' Also, the eurozone industrial production rose in September, providing additional support for the euro. Today, traders should pay attention to the release of eurozone GDP data at 10.00 a.m. GMT. A higher-than-expected number will likely push EURUSD above 1.04000.

GBPUSD The British pound lost 0.7% and closed at 1.1752.

GBPUSD surged during the Asian session as the U.S. dollar retreated. Despite disappointing employment figures, which came out earlier today, the British pound managed to rise above 1.18400. The National Institute of Economic Research said that 'The Bank of England (BoE) will probably need to raise the interest rate to 4.75% to bring inflation back to its 2% target, something only likely to be achieved in three years.'

GBP/USD Technical Outlook – 15, Nov

GBPUSD is likely to face stiff resistance at 1.1850 (static level). In case it manages to rise above that level and starts using it as support, it could target 1.1900 (former support, psychological level) and 1.2000 (psychological level).

On the downside, 1.1800 (psychological level, static level) aligns as initial support before 1.1750 (20-period Simple Moving Average (SMA)) and 1.1700 (psychological level, static level).

Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator on the four-hour chart stays below 70, suggesting that GBPUSD has more room on the upside before turning technically overbought

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